mcalister

student, theme park enjoyer, self-proclaimed storyteller

she/any

my favorite scent is the orangey volcano citrus smell; favorite teas are rose green, raspberry pomegranate, jasmine, and hibiscus; favorite characters of all time, my blorbos if you will, are jason todd, geminitay, donald duck (did you know he's been a wizard, superhero, international spy, single dad, AND has a real life actual legal honorable discharge from the united states navy??), and, to a lesser degree, victoria frankenstein, michael distortion, zarina the pirate fairy, sunset shimmer, and montgomery gator.

if i were an animal, i'd be either a red panda or polecat of some kind. if i were a d&d class, i'd be a bard. if i were a magical being, i'd be a wind spirit.

Currently reading: a Jim Henson biography! & The Dramatist's Toolkit by Jeffrey Sweet

TBR... (Auto)Biographies: Bob Iger, Simu Liu, Marty Sklar, Don Bluth, Walter Cronkite

Classics: Othello, Pride & Prejudice

Sci-fi/Fantasy: The Eighth Day, The Martian, American Gods, the timekeeper, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Misc: the curious incident of the dog in the night time, Legends: Pioneers of the Amusement Park Industry, Peter & The Starcatcher

— Disney and Universal international theme parks (history, statistics, coaster credits, design, operations, I love it all!)

— Video games: Omori, Stardew Valley, The Stanley Parable, OneShot

— Hobbies: Dungeons & Dragons, photography, creative writing, ballroom dance (can't tango for the life of me, would love to learn to Viennese waltz)

— Media: fairytale-related with overcomplicated timeline and/or family tree; ex. Descendants, Once Upon a Time, Oz, Neverland, Pixie Hollow, Ever After High

My all-time favorite movie is Big Hero Six, though I'll never claim it's the best movie haha. I change around my list of other favorites all the time, but I will always be down to watch the Princess Bride or Princess Diaries, cried the first time I watched Nimona (and When Harry Met Sally) (and most Marvel films despite the downturn in quality lately) (and just. most movies tbh), and have a soft spot for forgotten animated films like Treasure Planet, Bolt, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, and Epic.

I'm also a big enjoyer of the Rise of the Brave Tangled Dragons fandom stuff — especially when it went sideways and started incorporating the Incredibles, Frozen, Hotel Transylvania, etcetcetc until it was just a massive crossover universe no one could keep track of anymore. Loved that stuff.

— Musicals: Hadestown, Anastasia, Epic, Hunchback of Notre Dame

— Bands/Singers: The Crane Wives, Green Day, Ironmouse, MARINA, Bowling for Soup, Poor Man's Poison, Will Wood (and the Tapeworms), Katseye, Los Campesinos!

— Misc: The Muppets (yes this counts as a source of music shhh), the Cars movie soundtrack, the Omori game score